Westward the Women (1951)
Overview
There's a deficit of good, honest women in the West, and Roy Whitman wants to change that. His solution is to bring a caravan of over 100 mail-order brides from Chicago to California. It will be a long, difficult and dangerous journey for the women. So Whitman hires hardened, cynical Buck Wyatt to be their guide across the inhospitable frontier. But as disaster strikes on the trail, Buck just might discover that these women are stronger than he thinks.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 11.654 |
Directed By
William A. Wellman
Crew
William A. Wellman
Frank Capra
Charles Schnee
Dore Schary
Jeff Alexander
William C. Mellor
James E. Newcom
Daniel B. Cathcart
Cedric Gibbons
Polly Burson
Evelyn Finley
John Truwe
Stevie Myers
Douglas Shearer
Edwin B. Willis
Ralph S. Hurst
Walter Plunkett
Jim Louck
Henry Russell
TOP CAST
Robert Taylor
Buck Wyatt
Denise Darcel
Fifi Danon
Hope Emerson
Patience Hawley
John McIntire
Roy E. Whitman
Julie Bishop
Laurie Smith
Lenore Lonergan
Maggie O'Malley
Henry Nakamura
Ito
Marilyn Erskine
Jean Jackson
Beverly Dennis
Rose Meyers
Renata Vanni
Mrs. Maroni
Frankie Darro
Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Roy Jenson
(uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Gambler (uncredited)
Stevie Myers
Pioneer Woman
Carl Pitti
Outrider (uncredited)
Milicent Patrick
Flashy Woman (uncredited)
Ted Adams
Bartender (uncredited)
Raymond Bond
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Polly Burson
Preacher (uncredited)
Archie Butler
Outrider (uncredited)
Claire Carleton
Flashy Woman (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge
Outrider (uncredited)
John Cason
Margaret's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
George Chandler
Mackeral Face (uncredited)
Doris Cole
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Mikel Conrad
Rose's Man (uncredited)
Pat Conway
Sid Cutler (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Outrider (uncredited)
Bruce Cowling
The Cat (uncredited)
Michael Dugan
Jean's Awaiting Groom (uncredited)
Opal Ernie
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Evelyn Finley
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Patrick Ford
Outrider (uncredited)
Clem Fuller
Outrider (uncredited)
Marilyn Gladstone
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Rejected Woman (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Bart (uncredited)
Karen Hale
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Donna Hall
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Mary Alan Hokanson
Cora (uncredited)
Don House
Outrider (uncredited)
Lucille House
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Tennessee Jim
Second Man (uncredited)
Chubby Johnson
Jim Stacey (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui
Outrider (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron
Ken (uncredited)
Marilyn Lindsey
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Guido Martufi
Tony Moroni (uncredited)
Frank McGrath
Outrider (uncredited)
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